[Intro]

Throughout my young life, I’ve always wondered:What am I destined to do? What am I gifted with? And it seems like the answer has always been lost until I found music, and mama always told me "A success story is better than a depressed story. And if they don’t pay you in anything, make sure they pay you in respect."

Homage

[Verse]

If you knew me before, don’t judge me on my latest actions

Gotta get these haters to fuel their hate, malicious satisfactions

Still makin’ music, I’m still addicted to rapping

Pray I see them TV Screens right before thе closed captions

Now I remembеr way back, when I ain't have shit but three shirts and grey slacks

Dreams and aspirations of owning a Maybach

Buying momma a mansion, the true meaning of payback

Cuz she been there through birth, when I felt like shit, she knew what I was worth

She tell me don’t trust these hookers cuz all they gon do is hurt

And these boppers act like saints until my homies scream out "church!"

Got homies in Chicago

Nigga strapped in the Monte Carlos

The ones you see in all black, I ain't talkin’ legend of Zorro

Begging god for mercy in a blood red Murcielago

Just broke up with my chick cuz she fuckin’ niggas that I know

And I’m like, ”Ah well, I guess I’m mistaken”

Tryna live my dreams and my homies tryna wake me

Meanwhile, I’m smashing hoes I don’t usually trust

I guess you can say that I gave into the lust

Life is what you make it, that shit so contemplative

This one wrong decision can make your whole life complicated

Goin’ in raw, when you should’ve wrapped it up or just maybe waited

Then nine months later, you stuck with a baby

Don’t wanna give these hoes the glory of getting mentioned in songs

But it’s the only way I can tell you what’s goin’ on

Cuz keepin’ it to myself, leads to me holdin’ on

And tryna make it work, when I shoulda left it alone

If you really want my attention, tell me your darkest secrets

Share every detail, give me reasons to believe it

I might put up a front my attentions are deceiving

You might think I hit and go, but I stay and pick up the pieces

Remember back in 09’ when I thought you was so fine?

I was only a freshman but felt like a senior the whole time

It’s senior year now, I'm wishin’ “Damn, we shoulda had more time!”

Footrace to your heart, you knew I'd run the whole nine

You said I changed? My emotions got harder

Told you we were growing close, we grew apart farther

Act like I wasn’t bothered but my emotions were slaughtered

Now I’m with them niggas in the car blowin’ purp to Tha Carter

They movin’ keys like pianos, and one of them [?]

Fresh off the light moving, pop out that warfare like one of them camos

Now they pledge they allegiance when the city is speakin’

Young sophisticated niggas, got sweaters on but our pants low

Got swole on these haters, they ain't flex back

Trippin’ over bitches my first thought was “Never sweat that”

Stayed up, waitin’ for my dream girl to text back

Takin’ major hits off incidents and minor setbacks

Keep my cup full like a chick with hella cleavage

Gun on safety like that bitch was playin’ defense

You’ll catch a bullet pass while yo’ niggas throwin’ flags, like referees when they see you celebrate before yo team win

Young and ambitious you are factitious I hope you religious

But the way that I kill it, would even make Jesus malicious

And you and me, whats the difference?

Go and look complete definition of a menace and you’ll see a picture of me in it, get it?

And get yo head split quick, fast, and in a hurry

Young educated nigga that got the industry worried

But I’m only 17 I should be the least of your worries

But everybody judgmental tell me, who else on the jury?

You keep sayin’ that you real

When I know you ain’t, I’ll keep sayin’ that I’ll quit, when I know I can’t

Cuz rappin’ is my second religion

Consider me a saint

And all I spit is Picasso, Cover yo' ass in paint

I told you that I’d never leave, I know I broke my promise

But I’m just tryna get my shine, like some shoe polish

Only 17, I got everybody astonished

I don’t ever ask for much just pay me an homage